Coaster brake



Patented Jan. 3, 195@ maar? @.FHCE

This invention .relates tomar coaster. f brake, and has. for one` ofits. objects..the..production.of..a simple. and. eicient-coaster brakefwhereinthe bearings which support the .hub .ride on .bearing races or cones which are l:indirect .contact .with the.axle;

A furtherobject ofv this-inventionis the .prof duction .of a` simple .and..efflcient .coaster .brake having a magnetized clutch forA holding theclutoh while the operatormovesit intoa locking position.

Other objects andadvantagesof thepresent invention will appear throughout the followingspe.- cication andclaimsr In the1drawing:

Figure4 1.. is..A a longitudinal sectional view through the coaster brake;

Figure .2 is an irregularsectional .view -taken on line4 2 2 of Figure .1;.

Figure 3 is an irregular .sectional lview taken online 3 3 of ,Figure 1;

Figure 4 is asideelvational view ot thewormnutof the clutchlpartlyjshown in section;

Figure iisy an end View of 'the Worm=nut.sh`own in Figure 4;

Figure 6 iis an end.view of the serratedor clutch-disc which is adapted toengage the wormf nut or clutch member;

Figure 7 isan end view of. the bearing. cone partly in section, `the shaft' or axle..a1so beiner shown in section;

Figure 8`is a side elevational view of 'the drive worm. and sprocket hub;

Figure 9` is a longitudinal sectionalr View through one of the brake'shoes;

Figure 10 is a. plan view showingth'e,serratedV face of the brake .wedge-disc;

Figure 11 is a plan view illustrating th'e wedge--A carryingface of the .brake wedge-disc;

Figure 12 is .an end view of the brakeshoe-.supporting member.

By referring to the drawing, it will be .seen that I0 designates .the wh'eelhub or. spool which .is rotatably supported'at'one endupon the ball bearings II; which. ball bearings are carried-by. the race I2. ofk the fixed. brakeshoefsupporting. member I3. The hub. Ill,...ball..bearings II and race i2 constitute one .bearing Amit. Themember I3 is preferably threaded upon the shaft of axle I4, as shown in Figurezfl; The-.member I3 is provided with an inwardly extending core I5 which is substantiallyrectangulaireiniits-transverse area as shown in Figure 3.. A--pairlofgbrake-.shoes.il 6 are carried by the core I5 andare adapted to expand radially, of the member I3. A split spring band i? iittinginV thechannelsi"ofthe shoes .Y

2I engage the beveled. .faces.22.of the .brake shoes I6. Thediscll is slidable toward` and awayfom the shoes I6 to move the lugs 20 into and out oa brake .shoe actuating Aposi-tion.; to. move the :Shoes into.. engagement with..the. inner facefofthefhub l A serrated disc 23 having serratedteeth 21 on the iaceadjacent the serrated faceZIit of the disc 2| is slidable on the shaftor. axle. I 4 and is carried by the inner endsxof the pins 28.`which pins are slid-- able through the.bearing .cone23. Theopposite ends offthe pins 28'IareW secured "to: the clutch disc 29. The disc 29'is provided witha serrated face 30, which face3ll is adapted .to b'e'contacted by the serrated face `3| 'of the worm-nut or clutch member32.

The Worm-nutor'clutch member 32 4is threaded upon the wormthread 33 carried bygthe hub extension of the sprockethub 34.' This wormenut or clutch member'32 is magnetized and `thereby eliminates thev conventional spring. The magne-` tism will hold the clutchA member 32 'While the operator is moving 'the clutch member 32 intov a locking position and'prevent the clutch member -froml merelyrotating'with the hub extension. A sprocket 35" is threaded upon the right-hand thread 33 of the sprocket hub 34"and' is locked-in positionby meansofithelock nut 3l which is threaded. upon. the .leftehand thread 3B vof the sprocket hub 34. .An adjustingnut 39 of the conventional type is threaded uponthe shaft or axle I4 'and carries ball bearings 40 which engage the sprocket hub 34,.as sh'own in Figure 1.'

A drive washer vor ringAI .istted in one end of the hub IILadjacent the sprocket hub' 34 and is provided with serrated .teeth 42 iorgripping the hub I asshown inFigures -1 and-2. The ring 4I is provided.-witha-.central taperingfaperture 43 forreceiving theinclined serrated .face..44 of the magnetizedworm-nut, or clutch` member Y32. Ball bearings 45.. are.y interposed between the ringv 4l andthe-sprocket-hub34fasshown inFigure l. A shielding bandorshroud overlies the spacebetween the ring 1li and hub 3ft.

As the sprocket .wheel-.35is drivenin a `forward direction, therwormfnut'or clutch. member A32 will be drawn into clutching engagement with the wall of the tapering-aperturell'and thereby-transmit a: forward drivinggmotion to the hub I0 through thelringJII.. Whenfthe ldirectionfofrotation of. the sprocket-wheel35 is-reversedthe Anut or clutch member 32 will be moved into clutching engagement with the disc 26, and this disc 26 will be moved longitudinally of the shaft or axle I4 thereby shifting the pins 28 longitudinally and moving the disc 2| and wedges 20 into contact with the brake bands I6. Continual reverse pressure upon the sprocket wheel 35 will spread the bands I 6 into gripping action with the inner face of the hub l thereby applying a braking action thereon in proportion to the reverse pressure applied to the wheel 35.

It should be understood that certain detail changes in the mechanical construction may be employed without departing from the spirit of the invention, so long as such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what claimed is:

1. A coaster brake of the class described comprising a iixed axle, a hub, a brake shoe-supporting member fixed to said axle, a bearing unit supporting one end of said hub upon said brake shoe-supporting member, brake shoes carried by said supporting member, a bearing cone iixed to said axle, a second bearing unit supporting said hub in spaced relation with respect to the first mentioned bearing unit and carried by said cone, a driving element engaging said hub, a clutch movable into engagement with said driving element when the driving element is driven in one direction for rotating said hub, means for selectively moving said clutch into and out of clutching engagement with the driving element, and means adapted to be engaged with said brake shoes for forcing said shoes into braking engagement with said hub when said driving element is rotated in an opposite direction.

2. A coaster brake of the class described comprising a fixed axle, a hub, a brake shoe-supporting member xed to said axle, a bearing unit supporting one end of said hub upon said brake shoe-supporting member, brake shoes carried by said supporting member, a bearing cone iixed to said axle, a second bearing unit supporting said hub in spaced relation with respect to the first mentioned bearing unit and carried by said cone, a driving element engaging said hub, a clutch movable into engagement with said driving element when the driving element is driven in one direction for rotating said hub, means for selectively moving said clutch into and out of clutching engagement with the driving element, means adapted to be engaged with said brake shoes for forcing said shoes into braking engagement with said hub when said driving element is r0- tated in an opposite direction, said last mentioned means comprising a clutch-disc slidable on said axle and adapted to directly engage the clutch, pins carried by said clutch-disc passing through said cone, a serrated disc slidable on said axle and secured to the opposite ends of said pins and movable with said clutch-disc, a brake Wedge-disc adapted t0 be engaged by the serrated disc for moving the wedge-disc into engagement with the brake shoes, and wedges carried by the wedge-disc for fitting between said shoes and expanding the shoes to move the shoes to a braking position.

3. A coaster brake of the class described comprising a fixed axle, a hub, a brake shoe-supporting member xed to said axle, a bearing unit supporting one end of said hub upon said brake shoe-supporting member, brake shoes carried by said supporting member, a bearing cone fixed to said axle, a second bearing unit supporting said 4 hub in spaced relation to said rst mentioned bearing unit and carried by said cone, a. driving element engaging said hub, a clutch movable into engagement with said driving element when the driving element is driven in one direction for rotating said hub, means for selectively moving said clutch into and out of clutching engagement with the driving element, means adapted to be engaged with said brake shoes for forcing said shoes into braking engagement with said hub when said driving element is rotated in an opposite direction, said last mentioned means comprising a clutch-disc slidable on said axle and adapted to directly engage the clutch, pins carried by said clutch-disc passing through said cone, a serrated disc' slidable on said axle and secured to the opposite ends of said pins and movable with said clutch-disc, a brake wedgedisc movable into engagement with the brake shoes, wedges carried by the wedge-disc for fitting between said shoes and expanding the shoes to move the shoes to a braking position, and means encircling said brake shoes for retracting said shoes to a releasing position when pressure is relieved from said wedge-disc.

4. A coaster brake of the class described comprising a xed axle, a rotating hub journalled thereon, a brake'means carried within the hub, a driving sprocket journalled for rotation relative to the hub and axle, a drive ring fixed to the hub and having a clutch means, a threaded hub fixed to said sprocket, a magnetized clutch member carried by said threaded hub and movable into engagement with the clutch means of said ring when said sprocket is driven in a forward direction to rotate said hub and movable to a disengaging position when the sprocket is rotated in a reverse direction, and brake means actuated by said clutch member for engaging said hub and rendering the brake means active when the sprocket is rotated in a reverse direction.

5. A coaster brake of the class described comprising a fixed axle, a rotating hub journalled thereon, a brake means carried within the hub, a driving sprocket journalled for rotation relative to the hub and axle, a drive ring fixed to the hub and having a clutch means, a threaded hub xed to said sprocket, a clutch member carried by said threaded hub and movable into engagement with the clutch means of said ring when said sprocket is driven in a forward direction to rotate said hub and movable to a disengaging position when the sprocket is rotated in a reverse direction, brake means actuated by said clutch member for engaging said hub and rendering the brake means active when the sprocket is rotated in a reverse direction, and a bearing cone journalled within the hub intermediate the ends thereof, the clutch means and clutch being located to one side of the cone and the brake means being located to the opposite side of the cone.

THEODORE K. CROSSLAND.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent'.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 

